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Irmas/Leftpoint surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Irmas/Leftpoint surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Irmas/Leftpoint sea temperature is
25.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Irmas/Leftpoint today?
The current surf forecast for Irmas/Leftpoint at 9PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Irmas/Leftpoint. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 120 | 118 | 75 | 70 | 60 | 59 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:19AM 0.50 | 10:34PM 0.35 | 9:07AM 0.42 | 11:29PM 0.43 | 9:56AM 0.35 | 12:11AM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:59PM 0.03 | 3:36AM 0.24 | 4:31PM 0.02 | 5:27AM 0.24 | 5:00PM 0.01 | 6:56AM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
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